Bed construction



March 2, 1954 G. GOTTLIEB ET AL BED CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 28, 1950 FIG;I 1

VIII/1111147114 INVENTORS George Gofilieb BY Sfr M.Srrouss O, I 'ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 2, 1954 BED CONSTRUCTION George Gottlieb and Stuart M. Strauss,

New York, N. Y.

Application December 28, 1950, Seria1No.203,072

7 Claims.

The present invention relates to a bed construction and more particularly to means for slidably connecting a bed spring to a bed frame.

In order to save space, especially in hotel rooms, beds are often placed against the wall or in a corner. This necessitates the moving of the bed, or at least pivotally swinging it about one of its four corner legs, every day in order to provide access to the sides of the bed positioned against the wall, so that the bed may be made.

- Moving of the bed to provide access is difficult and where the bed is resting on carpeting, such repeated movements cause a disproportionate amount of wear to be incurred by the carpeting in the area adjacent the legs of the bed. It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a structure which will give the person making the bed ready access to all sides of the bed without the necessity of moving the bed frame.

In its broadest aspect the objects of this invention can be accomplished by slidably mounting the bed spring on the bed frame, so that the bed spring may be moved away from the wall independently of the bed frame, while the bed frame remains stationary and in a fixed position.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a means for mounting the bed spring on the bed frame in such a manner that the bed spring can be moved with a minimum of force being required, yet will be held in position against accidental or inadvertent movement.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a structure for mounting a bed spring on a bed frame for relative movement therebetween which may be readily incorporated into structures presently in use.

It is not desirable to place on a bed any mechanical structure which is visible from the exterior of the bed. The appearance that a bed is mechanically operable is disturbing to most people and therefore must be avoided if the structure is to be generally acceptable. It is therefore important that any mechanical structure employed to make the bed spring and mattress movable relative to the frame, be completely hidden from sight, and it is an object of the present invention to provide such a mechanical structure that will not be visible from the exterior of the bed.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a means, of the type here under consideration, which will permit full access to the sides of the bed adjacent to the walls quickly and easily and have incorporated therein stop means for exactly positioning the bed spring and mattress over the frame when in the closed or normal position and for limiting their relative movement on placing them into the open position. I

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a means for slidably mounting a bed spring on a bed frame which is easily and quickly installed and which is of sturdy, yet inexpensive, construction.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily apparent from the following description and drawing of specific embodiments of the present invention. In such drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a bed construction embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a front view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 33 on Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 4-4 on Fig. 1;

Fig; 5 is a side view of a segment of a modified form of track utilizable in my novel construction;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 on Fig.5;

Fig. '7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 of another modified form of track;

Fig. 8 is a plan view of still another modified form of track; and

Fig. 9 is a plan view showing how the invention can be incorporated in a double Hollywood bed. v

The bed construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 comprises a frame It] supported on legs II and having a headboard l2. Surmounting the frame [0 is a bed spring I3 and a mattress l4. Interposed between the bed spring l3 and frame ID are the connecting members [5.

The connecting members I 5 form a sliding connection between the frame I0 and the bed spring l3 and in the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 and 2are mounted so that they lie in a line forming an acute angle with the sides of the bed. The connecting members l5 slant away from the head of the bed so that one movement of the bed spring 13 and mattress l4 causes these two parts of the bed to move away from .both walls W1 and W2 forming the corner in which the bed is located. Of course, if the bed were located in the opposite corner of the room, the connecting members would lie in a line slanting oppositely 'to that" shown in Fig. 1.

The connecting members I5 comprise a lower track I6 and upper carriages H and I8, slidably mounted within the track l6. As can be best seen in Figs. 3 and 4, the lower track I6 extends across the bed frame from one side to the other and is positioned along a line which slants away from the head of the bed; thus, it slants away from the wall W1 as measured from the side of the bed that is to be located adjacent to the other wall, W2.

The lower track I6 is secured to the bed frame ID by a plurality of bolts and nuts l9. L-shaped portions extending upwardly from the base 2| of the track I8 form a partially covered groove or channel into which the carriages I! and I8, mounted on the bed spring I3, fit.

The carriages I1 and I8 are carried on plate 22 which may be secured to the box spring by means of bolts and nuts 23 which are anchored in angle-iron 24 which extends around the periphery of the base of the bed spring 13. Of course any other suitable means maybe used to secure the track IE to the frame 110 and the carriages I! and I8 to the bed spring I3.

Each of the carriages I1 and 1.8 is provided with a base 25, passing through a suitable aperture in base 25 and threaded into the plate 22 are bolts 26 for securing the carriages IT I8 to the plate 22. The T-shaped portion 21 of the carriages I! and I8 extends downwardly and fits into the channel formed by the L-shaped portions 2% of the track 15. Since the horizontal part of the L-shaped portions 20 of the track IE extend over the head of reshaped portion 21,.of carriages i1 and I8, the bed spring- 13 cannot be lifted away from the frame Ill, and thus cannot tip over when the bed spring I3 and mattress I 4 are pulled away from the wall.

A stop member 28 is secured to the track I6 at the side of the bed adjacent to thewlall W2. The stop member 28 by engaging the asier carriage Ii, limits the movement of the bed sprin I3 When it is moved in the direction toward the wall, and is placedat a point where the bed sprin I3 will be properly located in the normal position over the frame I II.

A second stop member 29 is adapted to engage the carriage I3 limiting the movement of the bed spring I3 away from the Wall W2. Sincetliis' stop member would interfere with the introduction of the carriages II and I8 into the track 16 when the two are initially assembled, and would prevent the removal of said carriages Iran's I8 from the track I6, should it at some time be desired to separate the bed spring I'? from the ir'ame ifl', the stop member 29 is adapted to be moved'intoland out of a position where it will" engage the carriage I8. In the embodiment shown the stop member 29 comprises a threaded member which can be moved up and down in an internally threaded aperture within the track I 6.

Adjacent to the stop'member .28, the" base .21, of the track "I, is formed with a portion 30 raised slightly above the rest of the surface of th'e'base II. A pin 31 urged downwardly by spring 32 rests behind the raised portion 30 when th'bed spring I3 is positioned in the normal position. Thus it requires an initial positive force to start the bed spring I3 moving outwardly since it is necessary to compress the spring 32 to permit the pin .3! to clear the raised ortion-13.0 initlie track 16. This will prevent the bed spring I3 from being inadvertently moved relative to the frame).

As can benot'ed; fromFigs. l' and'2c the frame I10 is slightly narrower than the bed spring I3 and mattress I4. Thus, when the bed spring l3 and mattress I4 are moved from the normal position (shown in solid lines), outwardly, to the maximum position permitted by stop member 29 (shown in dot-dash lines), a space between the wall W2 and the frame I0 i provided to give the person making the bed full access to that side of the bed.- I

Figs. 5 and 6 show a. modified form of connecting member I5. In this modification the track 33 is tubular and is secured to the frame II) by means of threaded members 34. The carriage 35 is in the form of a partially circumferential sleeve slidably mounted on tubular track 33 and secured to the bed spring by threaded members 36.

Fig; '7 shows still another modification of the connecting member I5, in this modification the carriages 3? are provided with wheels 38 which fit into enclosed guides 39 formed by the track 40.

Fig. 8 shows a plan view of an arcuate track; any of the modifications shown in Figs. 3 through 7 may be employed in the arcuate form. In Fig. 8 the form of connecting means I5 shown in Figs. 3 and 4 has been illustrated. The track 16 is arcuate so that the bed spring i3 when moved from the normal position will follow this arcuate path. This shape of track is especially adapt able for use where a night table or other piece of furniture is located at the outer corner of the bed near the head board. If the straight line slanting track shown in Fig. 1 were used, an article of furniture so located would interfere with the movement of the bed spring I 3 and mattress it. However, the arcuate track shown in 8 permits the bed spring I3 and mattress 14 there'- on to pivot as it is pulled away from the corner, and the night table or other article of furniture will not interfere with this movement.

Fig. 9 shows a double -Hollywood bed.- Each of the bed springs I3 is securedto the frame II by a connecting member f5 similar to that shown in Fig. 1. The two connecting members areslanted in opposite directions; and in the pla n view form an inverted V. When the bed springs t3 and mattresses I4 thereon are moved from solid normal position to the dot-dash open posit-ion; there is a substantial space between the t-woto permit-ready access to the" adjoining sides.

We claim:

1. A bled comprising a1 frank-e, a bed spring, means for slidably securing said bed spring to said .frIa-Ine, said means comprising a track .s'ecured to said frame, and a carriage slidablyhem gaging said track and secured to said bed Spring, the said track extending .sla-ntwise across .s'aid frame. 7

2. A bed as claimed in claim 1 wherein sa d trackextends from a point adjacent to one side of .said' bed to a point adjacent to theother side of said bed, said first mentioned point being nearer the head of the bed than said second mentioned point.

3. A bed as claimed in claim 1 wherein said track extends in a straight line slantw-ise across said-frame; the end of said track adiacent-to one side of the bed being nearer to the head ofsaid bed than the other end of said track adjacent to the othe'r'sideof said bed.

4. A bed as claimed in claim 1 wherein said track' extends in an arcuate curve across said frame, the end or said track adjacent to one side or said .bd being nearer to the head of said bed 5 than the end of said track adjacent to the other side of said bed.

5. A bed as claimed in claim 1 wherein said track extends in an arcuate curve acrsss said frame, said curve being concave when viewed from the head of the bed, the end of said track adjacent to one side of said frame being nearer to the head of said bed than the end of said track adjacent to the other side of said frame.

6. A bed as claimed in claim 1 wherein said track is tubular in shape and said carriage comprises a partially circumferential sleeve slidably mounted on said tubular track.

7. A bed comprising a frame, a pair of bed springs, means for slidably securing said bed springs to said frame, said means comprising a track secured to said bed frame and means on said bed spring engaging said track, said track 6 forming an inverted V, the apex of said V being located at the center of said bed between said bed springs.

GEORGE GOTTLIEB. STUART M. STRAUSS.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 544,630 Scherer Aug. 13, 1895 1,420,755 Runnebaum June 27, 1922" 2,559,998 Rega et a1. July 10, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 26,282 Great Britain 1901 

